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Prison Ward

Self-harm in prisons at an all-time high

Content Warning: This article contains content about self-harming behaviour Prisons in England and Wales saw the highest number of self-harm

Walls and entrance to a grey brick prison

London prison healthcare worse than national average, say prisoners

London prison healthcare was worse than the national average for men’s prisons in key areas, according to prisoner survey data.

The entrance to HMP Wormwood Scrubs

Wormwood Scrubs ‘unsuitable for the 21st century’, MP claims

A Labour MP labelled Wormwood Scrubs prison as “not conducive for the rehabilitation of prisoners” in Parliament last week, as

Prison cells

As watchdogs warn of a ‘powder keg’, how overcrowded are London’s prisons?

Watchdogs and prison officers in England and Wales have warned of a prison system creaking under the weight of overcrowding

Wandsworth Prison inmates reach final of international chess tournament

Inmates at Wandsworth Prison made the final stages of an international chess competition in October, after an MOJ decision allowed

Thousands of prisoners released homeless during pandemic, Ministry of Justice data shows

More than half of prison leavers were released without settled accommodation between April 2020 and March 2021, new data reveals.

Female self-harm rates in prison hits record high over pandemic

The rate of self-harm per thousand women in prison has hit the highest it has been on record. In the

Prisoners left without clean underwear and socks for up to 11 weeks at HMP Wandsworth, claim their lawyers

Three detainees at HMP Wandsworth were left without access to clean underwear or socks for up to 11 weeks between

Clink charity running restaurant in HMP Brixton restarts home delivery service

A charity running restaurants in prisons has relaunched its home delivery service from HMP Brixton. The Clink Charity, which aims

Wandsworth Prison living conditions deemed unacceptable

Living conditions at Wandsworth Prison were described as totally unacceptable by a report from the prison’s Independent Monitoring Board (IMB).

Assaults on prison staff at second highest in a decade

Assaults on prison staff in England and Wales are at their second-highest in the last ten years, according to the

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